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Re: oh noes said by Boz :
Firstly, this is 100% about AT&T getting their hands on DirectTV's NFL ticket for Uverse.
You're pulling this straight out of your butt.
DirecTV is DirecTV, whether AT&T markets and resells it or not. It'll have an NFL Ticket option. AT&T does not "get their hands" on it. AT&T won't be able, for example, to get NFL Ticket for U-verse TV, just because they are co-marketing with DirecTV.
Also, if AT&T wants to cut a deal with the NFL, they go to the freakin NFL! They don't do a back door with some other provider.
Secondly, I've had DirectTV for 7 years now and this news gave me a stomach ache. I don't need AT&T screwing up my TV.
It won't affect you. Your DirecTV sub will continue as is.
Uverse has much worse compression and only supports 1 HD stream. They're also doing ad injection and their PPV movies suck. In so many ways, DirectTV is superior. I'm nervous about how this is going to work out. DirectTV makes Uverse look bad. Has to be about the NFL ticket.
Your logic is completely wrong. AT&T does a satellite deal because U-verse isn't very widespread yet, so they have to have something to offer their customers who want to deal with a single vendor. It has nothing to do with competing with U-verse, or not. AT&T will only offer the satellite packages in areas where U-verse isn't available. Likewise, AT&T will NOT offer the satellite package if you have access to U-verse.
Also, your facts are wrong. U-verse supports 2 HD streams, not one. And they are not "doing ad injection". I will agree that their HD PQ is not as good as DirecTV but it is not a giant gap. I can't comment on PPV because I have no experience there. |
